Robert Swaak is Vice Chairman Clients and Markets, an appointment he took up on 1 July 2013. In this role he will oversee PwC's global markets through regions and industries.

Prior to this role, Robert was the Territory Senior Partner for the Dutch practice where he also served as the CFO/COO and leader in The Netherlands. He was a member PwCIL Strategy Council.

Robert has 25 years of experience in PwC’s Assurance practice serving a wide variety of clients across all segments from large multinational companies to privately owned businesses as well as organizations in the public sector.

He is a qualified public accountant and has a Masters in Corporate Economics from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam.